Mr. Mani
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Mr. Mani is a prominent Hebrew novel by Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua, known for its multi-generational narrative exploring Jewish identity and history through a series of interconnected dialogues.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | A. B. Yehoshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFamily | Mani family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialoguesFeature | one side of the conversation omitted ⓘ |
| explores |
moral dilemmas in Jewish history
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personal and collective memory ⓘ relations between Jews and non-Jews ⓘ tension between diaspora and homeland ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish literature
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family saga ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
members of the Mani family
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various interlocutors in different eras ⓘ |
| hasForm | five dialogues ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Israeli literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work in contemporary Israeli fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jewish history
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Jewish identity ⓘ Zionism ⓘ diaspora ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | series of dialogues ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | partial dialogues ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | reverse chronological order ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Sephardi Jewish experience
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innovative dialogic structure ⓘ multi-generational family portrait ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Hebrew canon ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureEmphasizes |
gaps in historical knowledge
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subjectivity of memory ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Jewish life in different historical periods
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Sephardi Jerusalemite family history ⓘ |
| timeSpan |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
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